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South Fork Skykomish River & Lake Serene Road via Lake Serene Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Forterra near Index, WA. The route reaches South Fork Skykomish River at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,454 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 1,161 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.80921, -121.57237
Nearest town Index, WA

Directions

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South Fork Skykomish River & Lake Serene Road via Lake Serene Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 499–1,161 ft

Out & Back · Forterra

Trailhead: 47.80921, -121.57237

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Serene Trailhead Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Lake Serene Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 1 miContinue straight onto Lake Serene Road, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miSharp left onto Paytan Creek Place, heading NE.
  8. 500 ftTurn right onto Paytan Creek Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miReach South Fork Skykomish River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Paytan Creek Place, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Serene Road, heading S.
  12. 1.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Serene Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1.3 miBear right onto Lake Serene Trailhead Road, heading N.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 71°F50°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity66%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:39 PM
Tue 79°62°
Wed 87°66°
Thu 90°63°
Fri 84°59°
Sat 81°57°
Sun 79°55°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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